Low turnout in May elections highlights 2018 voter apathy

Despite the area’s rampant growth, officials believe voter turnout in local Hays County elections are at a standstill.

With less than 10 percent of registered voters casting a ballot at the polls in May, the number of ballots cast in spring elections has failed to grow in recent years, despite efforts to register more voters.

Hays County Elections Administrator Jennifer Anderson says voters tend to be more involved in November elections, and that participation wains in May, the month many jurisdictions hold city and school elections, she said.